Gary Thompson: NI fire chief charged with indecent assault
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The head of the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, Gary Thompson, has appeared in court charged with indecently assaulting a female.
A solicitor told Ballymena Magistrates' Court that Mr Thompson, 51, of Rogan Wood in Newtownabbey, "strenuously denies" the allegations.
He is accused of nine charges of indecently assaulting a female on dates in 2006.
Mr Thompson was released on continuing bail.
He was placed on precautionary suspension from the fire service in December 2018.